Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Billing case lawyer denies wrongdoing
By Justin Kloczko
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office said it only recently found emails indicating outside counsel defending its interests i...
The embattled attorney was temporarily appointed counsel as he said he’s finalizing his agreement with private attorneys
Civil Litigation
Teenager seriously injured by tractor trailer accident gets $10 million settlement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Greene Broillet & Wheeler LLP announced a $10 million settlement on behalf of young man injured by a tractor trailer.
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Justices decline mandamus relief in Arpaio contempt conviction appeal
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A federal appeals court’s decision to appoint a special prosecutor in the criminal contempt case against former Maricopa Count...
Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Former Irell & Manella managing partner leaves to join mediation and arbitration panel
By David Houston
Elliot N. Brown, a longtime partner and former managing partner at Irell & Manella LLP, is leaving the firm to join the me...
Law Practice, Education Law
More law school graduates employed in full-time positions, ABA data show
By Nicole Tyau
New data from the American Bar Association show graduates are employed more frequently in full-time positions 10 months after ...
Entertainment & Sports
Studio attorneys seek to vacate arbitrator’s $128 million award
By Steven Crighton
Pitting the power of the arbitrator against the arbitration agreement, attorneys for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. argued Mond...
Civil Litigation
State Democratic Party and its former chairman hit with another suit alleging harassment, retaliation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Democratic Party and former chairman Eric Bauman have been named in another lawsuit alleging sexual harassment ...
Despite her heavy calendar, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Wendy Chang knows her cases inside and out.
Mark Hattam draws on his past as a horse racing reporter in negotiating San Diego water issues.
Civil Litigation, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
City attorney says emails show ‘reprehensible breach of ethics’ in Los Angeles utility ratepayer case
By Justin Kloczko
The Los Angeles city attorney's office said Friday it has discovered a batch of emails by outside counsel hired to defend its ...
Government, Criminal, California Supreme Court
Newsom’s first pardon request veiled in secrecy
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to be continuing a tradition of keeping the clemency process in the shadows, submitting his first clem...
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
DA who prosecuted pipeline company supports change in corporate criminal law
By Blaise Scemama
After an oil pipeline company exposed a loophole allowing it to forgo probation during a sentencing hearing last week, Santa B...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Counsel for judge accused of sexist and racist remarks goes on offense during misconduct hearing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The attorney representing Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge John T. Laettner, who is facing a complaint of making sexis...
Civil Litigation
Jury delivers defense verdict in Ferrari liability case
By Justin Kloczko
A federal court jury in Los Angeles put the brakes on a $9 million product liability suit against Ferrari North America Inc. a...
Civil Litigation
LA County files $100 million lawsuit against utility over Woolsey Fire
By Gina Kim
Southern California Edison is facing a $100 million lawsuit filed by the County of Los Angeles and its flood control and fire ...
Civil Litigation
Judge considers Uber bid to disqualify Quinn Emanuel from antitrust case
By Winston Cho
A federal judge appeared inclined Friday to disqualify a law firm from representing one of Uber Technologies Inc.’s competitor...
Intellectual Property
Prosecutors revive forfeiture efforts against Mongols trademarks
By Meghann Cuniff
The federal government is reviving its forfeiture case against the Mongol Nation motorcycle club with a new request prosecutor...
Government
Judge blocks Trump administration ‘gag rule,’ but limits injunction to California
By Craig Anderson
A San Francisco federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing n...
Government
US Magistrate judge will end DeVos' delay of online universities rule
By Glenn Jeffers
A U.S. magistrate judge has indicated she will vacate a delay set by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her departmen...
Dicks & Workman fight for the downtrodden as partners in both law and marriage.
Government, Criminal
OC DA launches own probe, criticizes attorney general’s office
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
With radio silence from two state attorney generals regarding an investigation into prosecutors' alleged illegal use of inform...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
State auditor recommends major changes to judicial watchdog agency
By Malcolm Maclachlan
State Auditor Elaine Howle has found numerous problems with investigative processes at the Commission on Judicial Performance ...
No stranger to hip hop, Warriors’ legal chief David Kelly has rapped for years as Capital D.
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
Pipeline fined $3.35M, instead of $1.25B requested, judge also denies prosecution demand for probation
By Blaise Scemama
A superior court judge ordered an oil pipeline company Thursday to pay a fine of $3.25 million, a tiny fraction of the $1.25 b...
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a $150M settlement against investment bank Morgan Stanley for misleading ...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Slew of amendments carve out exemptions in online privacy bill
By Justin Kloczko
The definitive consumer privacy law whose implementation was delayed a year emerged in a different form this week after lawmak...
Civil Litigation, Criminal
Government’s seizure of Avenatti jet prompts competing ownership claim
By Meghann Cuniff
Avenatti’s ex-wife and a former client each have stakes in the aircraft.
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Title IX whistleblower files lawsuit against LAUSD, magnet school for retaliation
By Nicole Tyau
A former baseball coach for LAUSD magnet school LACES said in a lawsuit filed Thursday the district fired him for assisting co...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
State high court gives lawsuit against Giants a fresh at-bat
By Andy Serbe
A lawsuit against the San Francisco Giants brought by guards at the team’s park will return to the plate in state court with t...
